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Many glaciers are projected to disappear regardless of future emissions. (Photo: AFP)

Climate change fast melting glacier in Italy

Fast-moving glacier threatens valley in Mont Blanc massif.

26 Sept 2019 1:33 PM IST

During floods and landslides in August 2019, two villages were completely destroyed killing several people. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Protect the Western Ghats to tackle floods

India must stop deforesting its mountains if it wants to fight floods.

23 Sept 2019 4:07 PM IST

Bleaching occurs when stressed corals release algae that provide them with vital nutrients. (Photo: AFP)

Heat wave from Pacific Ocean poses threat to Hawaiian corals

Lingering Pacific heat wave threatens Hawaii coral.

23 Sept 2019 1:11 PM IST

A landmark UN report to be unveiled next week will warn global warming and pollution are ravaging Earths oceans and icy regions in ways that could unleash misery on a global scale. (Photo: AFP)

Thousands of activists conduct mass cleanup of world's beaches

Environmental activists pluck plastic from world's beaches on mass cleanup day.

22 Sept 2019 12:54 PM IST

Large-scale reforestation also poses other problems: the planted trees may compete with local cultures and forests and may not necessarily be beneficial to the local environment. (Photo: AFP)

Planting trees is not the cure to carbon emissions

Tree-planting to offset carbon emissions: no cure-all.

18 Sept 2019 12:15 PM IST

Scientists have calculated that PCB levels of nine milligrammes per kilo are sufficient to impair reproduction and the immune system of marine mammals. (Photo: AFP)

Alarmingly high toxins found in English Channel dolphins

English Channel dolphins riddled with toxins.

13 Sept 2019 9:47 AM IST

The presence of microplastics in the soil could cause long term damage to the worms and the soil quality. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Microplastics are inhibiting earthworm growth, degrading agricultural...

A study shows that the presence of microplastics in soil is not allowing worms to thrive, thus reducing soil quality.

12 Sept 2019 12:25 PM IST

The subtle cooling slows down respiratory decay processes and carbon dioxide production in the lakes, increasing carbon burial within the sediments. (Photo: ANI)

Lakes play important role in global carbon cycle

Greenhouse gases leave lakes warm on top and cold below: Study.

10 Sept 2019 9:39 AM IST

Rare deer species that lived an additional half-century

Rare deer species that lived an additional half-century

Rare deer found alive even after extinction.

8 Sept 2019 1:05 PM IST

Predicting the potential impacts of climate change on banana production systems is crucial to ensuring its long-term survival, according to researchers. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Banana cultivation in India massively disrupted due to climate change

Studies reveal that climate change may cause decline in India's banana cultivation.

4 Sept 2019 12:10 PM IST

The artist and his works.

We need more awareness for contemporary art: Gopal Samantray

Development at the price of disturbing our environment will affect the future generations.

4 Sept 2019 2:18 AM IST

The Bobcat Fire burns on a hillside on September 15, 2020 in Monrovia, California. Californias national forests remain closed due to wildfires which have already incinerated a record 2.5 million acres this year. The Bobcat Fire, burning in the San Gabriel Mountains, has grown to over 40,000 acres. (AFP)

Satellite data shows smoke from US fires has reached as far as Europe

Estimates show that the blazes have spewed out more than 30 million tonnes of carbon dioxide since mid-August this year

16 Sept 2020 3:49 PM IST